Ainu

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Ainu couple in ceremonial dress, Hokkaido, Japan.

Asahikawa Snow Festival

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Ainu couple in ceremonial dress, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.

6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan

Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009

Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?

Coriander leaves, fresh green cilantro on wooden background, herbs

Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People?

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

Why Is Christmas in December?

Colorful winter sunset

What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

Ainu: Media

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Ainu couple in ceremonial dress, Hokkaido, Japan.

Ainu couple in ceremonial dress, Hokkaido, Japan.

Courtesy of the Consulate General of Japan, New York City

Ainu spoons

Ainu spoons

Spoons with geometric designs, wood, Ainu culture, Japan, late 19th–early 20th century;...

Photograph by Amy Dreher. Brooklyn Museum, New York, Museum Expedition 1912, purchased with funds given by Herman Stutzer, 12.210

Ainu tray

Ainu tray

Semicircular tray, wood, Ainu culture, Japan, late 19th–early 20th century; in the...

Photograph by Trish Mayo. Brooklyn Museum, New York, Museum Expedition 1912, purchased with funds given by Herman Stutzer, 12.669

Asahikawa Snow Festival

Asahikawa Snow Festival

Ainu people dancing in front of a palace made of snow during the Asahikawa Snow Festival,...

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